The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[MrsDeb]

Wow Nellie! Is he a Lav?

 

[rockinpaints]

Wow Nellie! Is he a Lav?

Thanks all of you. Yes he is a Lavender Cuckoo and such a ham. I am beginning to think all the Imported English boys are a camera magnet. Seriously

He even likes to be petted.

 

[Christabelle]

So so pretty!! I usually think lavender birds look kinda ratty (personal opinion, please, I mean no offence to anyone's birds), but I don't see any of that in him!!

 

[aveca]

Yes, that is my understanding as well. I think it was just a question as it might seem that goats would be the same since they are ruminants as well.
I remember the first time I looked in a cows mouth and couldn't figure out where her top teeth went.......

(that was many years ago)
These are things that farmers "just know"

My goats had quads once, that was a lot of bottle feeding.........

 

[MrsDeb]

Christabelle,

I have to agree! I had Lav's here for a very short time. My rooster looked almost greasy? It was hard to describe but I think you hit it on the head with the ratty comment. I don't see that in this boy though, so handsome!

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

He sure is Nellie ")

 

[thedragonlady]

what? naturally horned cattle twins dont have the sterility problems?

Can't speak for cattle except for bull and heifer twins. Most often the female is a freemartin...hermaphrodite. 2 Naturally hornless goats bred together will produce hermaphrodite female offspring. I had the top winning Nubian dairy goat herd in the SE in the early 80s, so I've seen a bit of this.Keepers on the English estates shoot out the polled deer for this reason too.

 

[Kiniska]

All I know is goats breed like rabbits.. lol

No kidding.

 

[thedragonlady]

On that note I need to post an orpie picture

This is such a nice boy :

Handsome boy Nellie !

 

[rockinpaints]

Can't speak for cattle except for bull and heifer twins. Most often the female is a freemartin...hermaphrodite. 2 Naturally hornless goats bred together will produce hermaphrodite female offspring. I had the top winning Nubian dairy goat herd in the SE in the early 80s, so I've seen a bit of this.Keepers on the English estates shoot out the polled deer for this reason too.

Seriously, I never knew that. I had Nubians and Lamanchas but all the kids had to be dehorned......What a chore. Interesting.